US Ambassador Carlos Trujillo makes case vs Venezuela’s Maduro at OAS

US Ambassador Carlos Trujillo makes case vs Venezuela’s Maduro at OAS

Proving that he is a better advocate for democracy than a lawmaker, former State Rep. Carlos Trujillo, who left his post in 2018 to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), was on point this week at a special session on the ongoing repression and violation of human rights in Venezuela. […]

If at first you don’t succeed… David Rivera tries again, in 105

If at first you don’t succeed… David Rivera tries again, in 105

Setting up a GOP primary with Doral councilwoman No this is not an April Fool’s joke. Former Congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera is nothing if not persistent. And you never know where he’s going to turn up next. Rivera — who lost his congressional seat in 2012 to Joe Garcia and then lost a Republican […]

Pics of the week returns for an inauguration edition

Pics of the week returns for an inauguration edition

Gathering photos of our electeds from social media sites to share with you, dear readers, is time consuming and laborious and not all that personally fulfilling, which is why Ladra stopped doing it months ago. But this week marks a special ocassion. We had a few South Florida politicos in D.C. for the inauguration festivities […]

Dade legislators become state VIPs on House committees

Dade legislators become state VIPs on House committees

Miami-Dade is going to own Tallahassee this year. Half of the leadership positions in the Florida House — the most powerful half — have gone to 305 legislators, giving the Miami-Dade delegation a louder voice in how priorities are sought and funded in the Sunshine State. It starts at the top with State Reps. Jeanette […]

Democrat ousted from Miami-Dade DEC for GOP nod

Democrat ousted from Miami-Dade DEC for GOP nod

Democrat activist Carlos Pereira, a candidate for Doral City Council, was suspended this week from the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) because he allegedly endorsed Republican State Rep. Carlos Trujillo. Pereira says he has not endorsed anybody in the race for House District 105 and that he cannot control a photo that Trujillo posted on […]

Carlos Trujillo among hosts of Trump’s $25k-a-plate dinner

Carlos Trujillo among hosts of Trump’s $25k-a-plate dinner

The Republican Party is having a fundraising reception and dinner for Donald Trump somewhere in Miami tonight — but you can only know where if you pay $25,000 a plate. Or you look for the protesters outside. (Pssst! It’s at the Trump National Doral, of course!) “And I don’t have any way of getting you […]

Rep. Carlos Trujillo draws protests over anti-immigrant bill

Rep. Carlos Trujillo draws protests over anti-immigrant bill

Immigrant rights groups are not only angry that there is new legislation in Tallahassee that would make it a felony for illegal immigrants to stay in Florida after they get deportation orders. They are also upset that the bill’s champion is a Cuban-American from Miami. And they are comparing Rep. Carlos Trujillo (R-Doral) to GOP […]

GOP welcomes Dems to House races with glee, phone banks

GOP welcomes Dems to House races with glee, phone banks

Local Republicans said they were all too happy to see Democratic nobodies challenge six state House incumbent Republicans and one apparent successor in the Miami-Dade Democratic Party’s “No More Free Rides” campaign — a move that many have characterized as a publicity stunt that may have backfired. “They gave me a gift,” said Miami-Dade Republican […]

Miami-Dade Dems wage full House battle with 6 challengers

Miami-Dade Dems wage full House battle with 6 challengers

Thank goodness for the Miami-Dade Democratic Party! Our loyal, local blues turned what could have been a ho-hum year of mid-term elections with very few challenges at the state level into a full House partisan battle. Que fun! Now it’s a party. Dade Dems Chairwoman Annette Taddeo-Goldstein will publicly announce Tuesday, after a press release […]